Anti-malware company Lavasoft has announced new major capabilities within its award-winning Ad-Aware anti-malware software. Ad-Aware 10.4 is designed to address the growing trend and complexities of users running multiple security solutions in an effort to enhance their level of protection. This newest edition now allows users to install Ad-Aware as an additional protection measure further adding to users’ line of defense and level of security. When a running security solution is detected, Ad-Aware enhances protection by defaulting to the new On-Demand mode, adding a second layer of protection.

Numerous other enhancements were made as well, including a more robust and efficient detection engine, a simplified and faster installation process, better Web-Browsing protection as well as Simplified Chinese language and support. These key improvements were made to enhance speed while maintaining its compatibility with existing anti-virus products.

“With the introduction of Ad-Aware 10.4, Lavasoft is reintroducing its anti-malware as a second line of defense for people who have another antivirus on their PC. Ad-Aware automatically detects other conflicting antivirus and performs daily, weekly or monthly scans meant to further protect our users’ PC,” said Daniel Assouline, CEO of Lavasoft. “This corresponds to a need that our community has been very vocal about and it’s a great way to get a second layer of protection without slowing down your PC unnecessarily.”

Designed for PC users of all skill levels, Ad-Aware has been downloaded now more than 450 million times. With a bold new interface, the Ad-Aware software package comes complete with everything consumers need to protect their PCs including anti-spyware and anti-malware through its “active protection” feature. Active protection constantly monitors the activity on a computer and suspends suspicious files and blocks malicious processes to prevent infection.